| Year | Enslaved Black Population According to Tax Records | # of Enslavers | Total Population (mostly excludes Native Americans) |
| 1825 | 443 | 1,800 | |
| 1834 | ≈2,000 | 24,700 | |
| 1838 | 5,786 | 1,049 | |
| 1840 | 11,827 | 2,163 | |
| 1844 | 22,852 | 3,399 | |
| 1846 | 30,505 | ||
| 1848 | 40,308 | ||
| 1850 | 48,145 (58,161 according to census) | 7,747 | 212,592 (includes 397 non enslaved Blacks) |
| 1851 | 58,740 | ||
| 1852 | 68,584 | ||
| 1853 | 78,306 | ||
| 1854 | 90,003 | ||
| 1855 | 105,186 | ||
| 1856 | 113,139 | ||
| 1857 | 124,782 | ||
| 1858 | 146,370 | ||
| 1860 | 160,467 (182,566 according to census) | 21,878 | 604,215 (only 153,043 of these were born in Texas) |
| 1861 | 169,166 | ||
| 1862 | 186,884 | ||
| 1864 | 240,099 (≈275,000 according to full data) |
| Year | Total Enslaved Population | Costs/Values of Enslaved People |
| 1836 | 5K (20-25% of pop) | average $575
($15K USD 2013) |
| 1845 | 30K (25% of pop) | average $345
($11K USD 2013) |
| 1850 | 58K (30% of pop) | average $400
($12K USD 2013) “prime field hand” $1,200 ($37K USD 2013) skilled/blacksmiths $2000 ($62K USD 2013) |
| 1860 | 183K (30% pop) | average $800
($23K USD 2013) |
See also:
- “You know, I really don’t know my history”: Historical Memory, Slavery, and Plantation Day [Preview]
- The Rhetoric of Exclusion: Assumed vs. Stated
- Case Study: History, Myth, and Public Schools
- The Most Racist Question (EVER?) on the Texas STAAR Test
- Brazoria County’s Assault of Historical Truth and Enslavement [Preview]
- “You know, I really don’t know my history”: Historical Memory, Slavery, and Plantation Day [Preview]
- The Civil War: Causes, Myths, and Sources with a focus on Brazoria County (Part 2 of 2)
- An Empire for Slavery
Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda 